Friday, September 24, 2010

The difficulty of not losing in Chess Olympiad

Magnus Carlsen' loss today reminds us of how difficult it is not to lose a game in Chess Olympiad. In such an important event where one plays for national pride, no serious player will just mail it in. Everyone comes to each game to fight.

Here are the top 3 players in the Men's (Open) and Women's Olympiad who played the most games (up to the Dresden Olympiad - Minimum 15 games) without a single loss:

Men’s (Open) Olympiad

Title - Name - Country - Total points scored - Total games played - Wins - Draws - Losses - Percentage